In Christian vernacular, spiritual highs are often called "Mountaintop Moments" because they make us feel closer to heaven and God. But what does it mean about God or our faith if we just are not feeling it?
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I could feel it happening again. It was my son's college graduation week, and my to-do list was expanding to unrealistic proportions. I would have to do more and move faster to get it all done. But I was tired; I could feel my energy and patience diminishing by lunchtime each day.
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Talking about our faith in God to others can be intimidating on many levels. We may feel awkward, unprepared, and vulnerable when presented with an opportunity to share. Why should we go beyond our comfort zones to tell other people the reason for our hope?
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Once, during a visit to Stockholm, Sweden, I took two of my sons to a golf course an hour north of the city. Getting there was not easy without a car. It involved riding a train and a bus, then walking two miles through rural countryside.
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Becoming a Christian bridges the "infinite abyss" born of humanity's separation from God in the Fall, but it does not guarantee we will never stand at the edge of that abyss and feel its emptiness again. Even though Christ filled our God-shaped void at the point of salvation, there is still a chasm between where we are and where we will be, and we constantly sense it.
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